Vila Nova de Gaia . 2010Commercial . 450m2

The project of São Pedro da Afurada is inserted in a group of mainly residential buildings in an urban area recently reformulated by the redesign of the waterfront and adjacent public spaces.The aim was to create two retail outlets that keep the alignments of the adjoining buildings creating, simultaneously, a qualified front to the river side. Thus, we tried to work the two plots as a single piece, reinforcing the idea of clogging the block.The use of different materials on both floors allowed the creation of a basement on the ground floor and a volume superimposed on the east, on the first floor. The adoption of an urban and more open character on the ground floor, through the use of slatted wood, reinforced the relationship with the garden and outdoor public existing space. On the other side, the adoption of more opaque cloths on the first floor gave continuity to the adjacent facades.